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Sun, 13 Dec 2015 18:52:27 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1Farewell. It was a great Ten Years!http://puppeteersunite.com/?p=3209
Sun, 13 Dec 2015 18:52:27 +0000http://puppeteersunite.com/?p=3209Today is our 10th Anniversary and the day I am announcing the closing of the Puppeteers Unite! Blog.

First thing I want to address is that this is a personal decision. My children, wife and two full time jobs have made it harder and harder for me to put the time and energy (I feel) needs to go into the blog.

Times have also changed– when I first started the blog in 2005 there was only a few other puppetry blogs and resources out there and social media was at it’s infancy. My goal was to bring like minded puppet people together and help those beginner puppet builders find the information they were looking for.
Now, there are many social groups and easily accessible information that people can turn to a few key strokes.

What made this decision harder…
December 13 marks exactly ten years since I started this blog. I never revealed to anyone the reason why I started the blog on December 13th until now…My brother had Leukaemia since infancy and up until the age of 15 (after relentless treatments and 8 relapses) he died (that was 22 years ago). His Birthday was December 13th and in honour of him I started the blog. When we were younger, my brother and I would spend countless hours listening to Sesame Street Records, watching the Muppet Show and doing puppet shows in our front window for the pedestrians walking by our house- his love for Puppetry and zest for life was truly inspirational. Puppeteers Unite! was to be a personal tribute to him from me…so the decision to close the blog also came with some serious soul searching.

So now what?
I will let the blog stand for a while as a resource. Then I will re-directed the web address to my company website. My “How to videos” section will also be posted to my company site. I will be doing a personal blog on my website; at that time will transfer all the past posts from Puppeteers Unite! to that blog.

I know many of you loved the blog and maybe a bit displeased that I am closing it down…I am truly sorry for this.

Thanks again for everything you folks have done for me and Puppeteers Unite! I loved every minute of it and am just as sad as you to say goodbye.

I officially close this blog with the amazing words of Jim Henson (aka Kermit the Frog)

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Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:13:32 +0000http://puppeteersunite.com/?p=3198A Podcast for those who are Mascots characters or have ever dreamed of becoming one! The Unsuited Podcast is hosted by Matt, John and Morgan and is a great resource for anyone interested in Mascot work. They cover latest news, teach what they have learned as Mascots and have hilarious stories when in character. An amazing podcast that needs to be heard! Check it out HERE!
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Mon, 13 Jul 2015 15:05:19 +0000http://puppeteersunite.com/?p=3193Master of Puppets: Bil Baird, an American Puppeteer in India, 1962
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Wed, 08 Jul 2015 12:35:38 +0000http://puppeteersunite.com/?p=3189Bucket-Tabletop rod puppet by Mathieu René
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Tue, 07 Jul 2015 13:49:24 +0000http://puppeteersunite.com/?p=3186FABRIC SCULPTURE by Lisa Lichtenfels The Sea Queen
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Fri, 03 Jul 2015 12:57:06 +0000http://puppeteersunite.com/?p=3182Dutch artist Rosa Verloop creates these fantastic sculptures that are made of nylon stockings. She tucks them with pins and molds them into human like figures.
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Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:19:43 +0000http://puppeteersunite.com/?p=3176Head of the Ram-Bamana wood puppet.
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Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:15:38 +0000http://puppeteersunite.com/?p=3173William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Salzburg Marionette Theatre.
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Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:58:13 +0000http://puppeteersunite.com/?p=3170Gus White with his characters- Check out more about Gus and his Punch and Judy Puppets HERE.
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